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What’s That Smell? Delco Officials Try to Trace Down an Odor That’s Been Haunting Residents for Months
A mysterious odor like natural gas has been plaguing parts of Delaware County for months and experts are hoping technology can find the source, reports Joe Holden for Philadelphia.cbslocal.com. The odor comes at random all over the county. It is believed to originate down by the river in Chester, and only happens during weekdays. Weather…
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DELCO Careers – SAP
Headquartered in Newtown Square, SAP is a growing market leader in innovative enterprise application software, helping companies of all sizes and industries develop through simplification. Education Project Consultant, North America This position develops an overall enablement strategy for customers based on target groups; delivers learning needs analyses for customers; manages the financial aspects of the enablement…
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Upper Darby Police Captain Chosen as New Police Chief for Dover, Delaware
Dover, Delaware city council members on Monday signed off on the selection of Upper Darby Police Capt. Tom Johnson as Dover’s next police chief. This marks the first time the city will hire an external candidate for chief of police in more than seven decades, reports wboc.com. At the council’s regular meeting, Mayor Robin Christiansen…
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Charter School Could Take Over Chester Upland District Elementary Schools If Proposal Approved
A proposal has been made to have the Chester Community Charter School run the elementary schools in the Chester Upland School District, writes Alex Rose for the Daily Times. The proposal is part of a Revised Financial Recovery Plan for the district. Common Pleas Judge Barry Dozor has scheduled a hearing on the plan March…
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Delaware County Parochial Schools Still See Value in Teaching Cursive
While many are dropping cursive from the school curriculum, seeing it as a useless skill wasting student time, parochial schools in our region continue to teach the art of handwriting and good penmanship, writes Melanie Burney and Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Local Catholic school teachers see it as a sign of a…
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Proposed Billboards in Haverford Stir Up New Round of Protests as Common Pleas Court Schedules Case
A proposal has been made to bring billboards to Haverford Township, re-igniting a 10-year-old protest, writes Linda Stein for the Daily Times. There is a public meeting tonight in Havertown to address the issue. A hearing Jan. 21 in Delaware County Common Pleas Court will determine if 47-foot-high billboards should be allowed on top of…
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Drexel Hill Native Kevin Stefanski Is Cleveland Browns’ New Head Coach
The Cleveland Browns’ new head coach grew up in Drexel Hill and was a student at St. Joe’s Prep. Kevin Stefanski , the former Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator, replaces Freddie Kitchens, who was hired as the Browns’ head coach one year ago, writes Chris Manning for Forbes.com. Stefanski got his coaching start in 2005 as…
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Drexel Hill Middle School Music Teacher Makes Finals Again for Grammy Music Educator Award
Drexel Hill Middle School music teacher Jason Majerczak has another shot at the Grammy’s, writes John McDevitt for KYWnewsradio.com. For the second year in a row, Majerczak (Mr. B. to his students) is one of 10 finalists up for the annual Music Educator Award from the Recording Academy. The award “recognizes teachers who have made…
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These Partners Are Dancing Happy, All Right, As Tote Bags Take Off
Dance Happy Design in Aston hit it big in December when American Eagle’s sub-brand, Aerie, started online sales of the studio’s handmade canvas tote bags, writes Ronnie Polaneczky for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The bags sold so well that Aerie has ordered more for 2020. Noteworthy is the fact that one of Dance Happy’s co-founders, Julia…
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Former Brigadier General Remembers Neumann University in Her Will
The School of Nursing at Neumann University has received a bequest of $68,000 from former Brigadier General Connie L. Slewitzke, who died Sept. 2, 2019. According to Nursing Dean Kathleen Hoover, the school will use the bequest to purchase additional high-tech patient simulators for nursing laboratories. Slewitzke was a 30-year veteran of the military who…
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Penn State Great Valley Professor Demonstrates Immersive Learning Modules at University Park
When Penn State’s newly established Center for Immersive Experiences (CIE) recently hosted an immersive technology open house at the University Park campus, Penn State Great Valley had a strong presence, with Ashkan Negahban, assistant professor of engineering management, and his research team demonstrating their immersive simulation-based learning (I-SBL) approach. Negahban’s project focuses on transforming online…
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Judge Orders Clifton Heights, UD School District to Mediate Middle School Dispute
Clifton Heights Borough and the Upper Darby School District are going to try mediating a dispute over district plans to build a new middle school on Clifton Height’s athletic field, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. Common Pleas Court Judge Barry Dozor signed an order Jan. 6 to allow the parties to enter into…
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Giant Food Store Chain Plans Major PA Expansion: New Stores, Renovations
GIANT, with several supermarkets in Delaware County, is investing $114 million on an expansion project in Pennsylvania that will include two new stores, renovation of 35 existing stores and a new fulfillment center on Island Avenue in Philadelphia, writes Kara Seymour for Patch.com. The fulfillment center will grow Giant’s home delivery and in-store pick-up operations…
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New DA Drops Retail Theft Charge Against David Sheppard
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer has dropped the 1992 shoplifting charges against David Sheppard, recently released from prison after his life sentence in a fatal robbery was commuted by Gov. Tom Wolf, reports Joe Holden for Philadelphia.cbslocal.com. The charges were over five pairs of jeans worth more than $300, stolen from a Springfield Township…
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DELCO Careers – Mobiquity
With a location in Wayne, Mobiquity is a rapidly scaling, digital engagement player that envisions, designs, creates, and optimizes compelling, game-changing digital solutions across all channels, combining its strengths in strategy, data science, and engineering. Experience Architect This position conducts stakeholder and user interviews to collect and document business and design requirements; plans, conducts, and participates in…
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Wawa’s Latest–A Center City Store With a Walk Up Window
Wawa has a new concept store 16th and Ranstead streets in Center City—a walk up that is the smallest Wawa in Philadelphia and the second smallest store in its chain of 880 stores nationwide, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Through the Wawa app, customers can buy store items and schedule a time to…
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BSN, Promising Strong Distribution Benefits, Acquires Wayne Sporting Goods
BSN Sports, a division of Varsity Brands,has acquired the team sports business of Wayne Sporting Goods, based in Wayne, reports SGBonline.com. The team sports business was started and built up by the Galczenski family over 64 years. As part of the transition, Steve Galczenski, a third-generation family member, is joining BSN Sports, along with his…
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Ridley Park Couple Celebrate Their Son’s ‘Miracle’ Birth Through a Transplanted Uterus
A Ridley Park woman brought home her two–month-old son Thursday, a baby that grew inside a womb transplanted into her more than a year ago at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, writes The Philadelphia Inquirer. Jennifer and Drew Gobrecht call their son, Benjamin Thomas, “a perfect miracle.” Jennifer Gobrecht has a congenital disorder…
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